tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post3337736411597211294..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: QuestionableJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-73187003510031966462008-10-15T17:40:00.000-10:002008-10-15T17:40:00.000-10:00“Forget the millionaires, now Kauai’s attracting b...“Forget the millionaires, now Kauai’s attracting billionaires.” Another cited home prices at the new Kukuiula subdivision in Poipu that start at $1 million, asking: "Who can afford that?"<BR/><BR/>I agree to a point. I would suggest that the middle class workers who moved here from wherever have caused the shortage of jobs and mediun priced housing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-47091075201917170342008-10-15T11:40:00.000-10:002008-10-15T11:40:00.000-10:00The American consumer, no longer willing (or perha...The American consumer, no longer willing (or perhaps able) to tap into cheap credit, won't be spending a whole lot in the coming years. The bailout(s) won't have much of an impact on that issue. As for new County programs and facilities, we'll be lucky if basic services (police, fire, water, roads, sewers) are maintained at current levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16595500651327027982008-10-15T11:30:00.000-10:002008-10-15T11:30:00.000-10:00"One would think that a "$250 million enterprise" ..."One would think that a "$250 million enterprise" would take the time to time to read the rules first. Of course it's gonna come back and kill em... what a costly mistake."<BR/><BR/>I don't blame the enterprise. I blame the majority of our elected representatives (read sell-outs) who allowed this to occur and then changed the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com